Latin courses - LATN
Current course offerings can be found in the Schedule of Classes.
Note: Courses in ancient Greek and Latin may be used to satisfy the foreign language requirement.
LATN 1010 Elementary Latin (4)
Staff. A study of basic Latin grammar.
LATN 1020 Intermediate Latin (4)
Staff. Prerequisite: LATN 1010 or equivalent. Reading of simple Latin prose and poetry.
LATN 2030 Introduction to Literature (4)
Staff. Prerequisite: LATN 1020 or equivalent. Readings from selected authors. Practice in Latin prose composition.
LATN 3030 Readings in Latin Poetry (3)
Staff. Prerequisite: LATN 2030 or equivalent. Selections from Ovid, Metamorphoses, Ars Amatoria, and other poets.
LATN 3070 Readings in Latin Prose (3)
Staff. Prerequisite: LATN 2030 or equivalent. Selections from such authors as Cicero, Sallust, and Apuleius. Practice in Latin prose composition.
LATN 3910, 3920 Independent Studies (1-3, 1-3)
Staff. Prerequisite: approval of department. Students wishing to maintain and improve their skill in reading Latin may enroll in a reading course for one, two, or three credits. The reading normally will be part or all, depending on the amount of credit sought, of the assigned reading in an existing 3000-level course.
LATN 4010 Roman Comedy (3)
Prof. George, Prof. Poe. Selected plays of Plautus and Terence to suit the needs and desires of the students enrolled. Same as LATN 6010.
LATN 4020 Catullus and the Elegiac Poets (3)
Prof. Frazel, Prof. Poe. Readings in Catullus, and the elegies of Propertius, Tibullus, and Ovid. Same as LATN 6020.
LATN 4030 Virgil (3)
Prof. Frazel. The last six books of the Aeneid; selections from the Eclogues and Georgics. Same as LATN 6030.
LATN 4040 Roman Philosophy (3)
Prof. Poe. Lucretius and others. Same as LATN 6040.
LATN 4070 Medieval Latin (3)
Staff. Survey of medieval Latin literature with special attention to the various styles and literary types, and to the cultural background.
LATN 4080 Literature of the Neronian Age (3)
Prof. Frazel, Prof. Kehoe. This course examines the reign of the emperor Nero through readings in the literature of that period. Particular focus will be placed upon the changing status of the emperor, the role of the emperor as patron of the arts, and the development of intellectual and political resistance to Nero and the principate. Same as LATN 6080.
LATN 4110 Special Authors (3)
Staff. Readings in Latin from a Roman author. Same as LATN 6110.
LATN 4130 Roman Historians of the Republic (3)
Prof. Frazel, Prof. Kehoe. Readings in Livy’s history or Sallust’s Catiline and Jugurtha. Same as LATN 6130.
LATN 4140 Roman Satire (3)
Prof. Poe. Readings in the satires of Horace, Persius, or Juvenal. Same as LATN 6140.
LATN 4150 Roman Historians of the Empire (3)
Prof. Kehoe. Readings in the historical works of Tacitus and other historians of the Roman empire. Same as LATN 6150.
LATN 4170 Cicero (3)
Prof. Frazel. A study of the man and the period based on portions of his work. Same as LATN 6170.
LATN 4180 Horace (3)
Prof. Poe. Odes and Epodes. Same as LATN 6180.
LATN 4880 Writing Practicum (1)
Staff. Corequisite: three-credit departmental course. Prerequisite: successful completion of the First-Year Writing Requirement.Fulfills the school intensive-writing requirement.
LATN 4910, 4920 Independent Studies (1-3, 1-3)
Staff. Prerequisite: approval of department. Students wishing to maintain and improve their skill in reading Latin may enroll in a reading course for one, two, or three credits. The reading will normally be part or all, depending on the amount of credit sought, of the assigned reading in an existing 4000-level course.
LATN H4990-5000 Honors Thesis (3, 4)
Staff. Admission by approval of department and Honors Committee.
LATN 6010 Roman Comedy (3)
See LATN 4010 for description.
LATN 6020 Catullus and the Elegiac Poets (3)
See LATN 4020 for description.
LATN 6030 Virgil (3)
See LATN 4030 for description.
LATN 6040 Roman Philosophy (3)
See LATN 4040 for description.
LATN 6080 Literature of the Neronian Age (3)
See LATN 4080 for description.
LATN 6110 Special Authors (3)
See LATN 4110 for description.
LATN 6130 Roman Historians of the Republic (3)
See LATN 4130 for description.
LATN 6140 Roman Satire (3)
See LATN 414 for description.
LATN 6150 Roman Historians of the Empire (3)
See LATN 415 for description.
LATN 6170 Cicero (3)
See LATN 417 for description.
LATN 6180 Horace (3)
See LATN 418 for description.
